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Smart Warehouse Logistics in the Age of Industry 4.0 – An Intelligent Reach Truck with Basler ToF Cameras Makes It Possible27.09.2016

Current-generation driverless vehicles are limited to following predefined routes and cannot react flexibly to change. If a barrier is encountered, the vehicle has no capacity to circumvent it. The only option is an emergency stop. If the object to be transported is not located precisely where expected, the vehicle is unable to take further action.

These current limitations make driverless transport systems time-intensive and expensive to set up. Industry 4.0 promises new approaches for providing machines with the innate human ability to orient themselves without expensive aids.

An intelligent, driverless reach truck developed as part of the research project learns to orient itself based on its environment. It takes advantage of an initial human-guided tour of the facility to learn all aspects of its surroundings. Crucial components of these "smart" reach trucks are three Basler ToF Cameras.

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